ICQ Chat

What is ICQ?

ICQ is a software program
that allows you to send messages and/or chat with your friends online in
real time. You create a Contact List of the people you want to contact.
You will be alerted when they are online and can send messages, files,
URL's, etc.

Downloading and Installing the ICQ Software

Go to http://www.icq.com and click
on .

Under For New Users - Downloading
the Full Program, Click on C|NET's Download.COM.

On the next screen, click on .

You will now see:

Select one of the sites that has three green
dots (...).

Save your ICQ file to
your C;\temp directory.

After downloading, select
then and browse
to C;\temp and select the ICQ file you downloaded and the click on Open.
You will now see:

Now click on OK and ICQ will be installed on
your computer.

Using ICQ

ICQ is launched automatically each time you
turn on your computer.You you should see an orange flower ()
in the system tray if you are NOT ONLINE.If you are ONLINE, you will see a green
flower ()
if you ARE ONLINE.You can double-click on the flower to open
the ICQ Window.Click on the Status Button, located at the
bottom right of your ICQ window and you can click on Available/Connect
or Offline/Disconnect.

How to Register as a NEW
ICQ User

To REGISTER yourself with ICQ you need to:

Make certain you are Online

Click on Add/Change Current User

When the next window comes up, click on Register
A New User (ICQ#)

The next screen will identify the Operating
System you are using. You will then need to click on how you are connected
to the Internet. Through a LAN (Local Area Network) or by a Modem.

On the Next Screen, for the User Type Select:
Regular User

Enter a Nick Name. This will be the name
that shows up on another ICQ User's Contact List.

Enter Your First Name

Enter Your Last Name

Click on Next

** See Example Below:

The next set has "Optional Details: You can
fill out what parts of this you want other folks to know about you.
When you are finished, click on Next.

The next screen is information for the folks
at ICQ. You can select to have your information included in the survey
but anonymously or to NOT include your information in their survey.
Click on Next.

On the following screen you WILL need to create
a password for ICQ so that it can verify who you are when you log on.
This is helpful when there is more than one person using a computer and
they too have an ICQ account.

Enter a password then enter in again in the
Confirm Password box.

On the Privacy Level, you can select how you
want other users to add you to their Contact List. You can let anyone
add you or . . . you can select "My authorization is required".

If you select "My authorization is required.",
you will get a notice when someone wants to add you to their contact list.
You can then grant or deny them the right to add you. If you grant
them the right, your Nick Name will show up on their Contact List.
If you deny them the right to add you, your name will not be added to their
contact list and they will not be able to send you on-line messages or
chat with you.

The last section is Other Options: Select
Publish my online presence on the World Wide Web. This will let others
who have you on their contact list know when you are online.

Click on Next.

The next screen should show you have Successfully
Registered and provide you with your ICQ # which you can send to other
ICQ users.

Click on Next.

The next screen will allow ICQ to send you your
email. Typically, users leave this blank, since they are using their
own email packages.

Click on Next.

The last screen will let you know you have successfully
registered to the ICQ network.

Click Done.

Finally, you will get a System Message, see
example below:

How to add USERS to your ICQ Contact List

Click on the Add/Find Users button.

You will see the following window:

Click on the Main Search button at the top right
of the screen.

The following screen will allow you to find
users to add to your contact list.

If you know the person's email address, click
on Search by E-Mail

See example below:

Because ICQ recognizes the above email address
as a registered ICQ user, you would get the following screen:

If you know the person's ICQ Nickname, First
and/or Last Name, Click on: Search by any of the following parameters:

If you know the person's ICQ number, select:
Search By ICQ Number (UIN):

Click on Next. You will get a screen showing
the user's ICQ Number for you to add to your contact list.

Click on next and you will get a message informing
you that the user has been added to your contact list.

The next screen will ask you if you want to
add another user. Select Yes or No and then click on Next.

Sending/Receiving Messages and Chatting with
ICQ

SENDING A MESSAGE:

Make certain your ICQ window is open and Click
on the person's name.

The following screen will come up.

Click on Message. A new window will open.

Type in your message and click on Send.

Receiving a Message:

When you receive a message from another person,
a flashing icon()
will appear.

If your ICQ window is closed, the icon will
flash in your system tray.If your ICQ window is open, the message
icon will flash next to the sender's name in your contact list.To read the message, just double-click on the
Message Icon.

How to Request a Chat:

Make certain your ICQ window is open and Click
on the person's name you want to chat with.

The following screen will come up.

Click on ICQ Chat and you the next screen
will come up.

Enter your Chat Subject and Click on Chat

How to Accept a Chat:

When you receive a request to join a chat, a
flashing icon will appear.

If your ICQ window is closed, the icon will
appear in your system tray.

If your ICQ window is open, the icon will appear
by the users name on the contact list.

To receive the chat request, Double-Click on
the flashing chat icon and choose Accept.